Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a quiet stretch for your local beach, Kennebunk Beach. The surf is going to be pretty small and marginal most of the time, with onshore winds and short-period wind swell that just won’t clean up. There are a few isolated moments where things look surfable, but nothing to get too excited about. Let’s break it down.

We kick off with a bit of a dud right now. Monday the 31st of August stays tiny with a 1ft south-east wind swell and an 8-second period. Morning is cross-off and clean, but with only 11 units of combined energy, it’s barely a ripple. The afternoon gets a bit sloppy with cross-onshore wind. Tuesday and Wednesday stay small and weak, though Wednesday morning sees the swell nudge up to 2ft with a longer 11-second period, and it stays clean with cross-off wind. Energy climbs to 92, but it’s still small.

Thursday the 3rd of September sees a spike in swell—7ft from the south-south-east—but it’s short-period junk at 6 seconds, with a moderate cross-onshore blow making it choppy and poor. Too big for the wave quality on offer. Energy hits 333, but it’s not worth paddling out for.

Now, here’s the best we’ve got. Friday the 4th of September shows some promise. The morning has 4ft from the east-south-east at 7 seconds, morning is clean with cross-off wind (143 energy). But the real standout is the afternoon: glassy conditions, 3ft swell from the east-south-east at 8 seconds, and 123 energy. That’s the cleanest window in the whole run. It’s a small, ordinary wave, but with zero wind, it’s your best chance for a fun session.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th go back to being messy and strong—7ft north-east wind swell (energy up to 604) but with strong onshore winds and short periods. Not for paddling. Monday the 7th offers a clean 4ft east swell with a long 11-second period and offshores, but the quality is still just ordinary.

After that, from the 8th of September right through to the 15th, it’s a long, quiet run. Tiny swell—1ft to 2ft—with low energy (under 65 most days) and variable onshore or cross-shore winds. Surfable, sure, but you’ll be lucky to get a wave worth paddling for.

So look, the standout is the glassy Friday 4th of September afternoon session. Get on it. Everything else is a write-off or very marginal. Water temps are about what you’d expect for this time of year, no major anomalies. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, it’s a waiting game.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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